“They want us to pay for our own raisins that we grew,” says Raisin Valley Farms owner Marvin Horne. “We have to buy them back!”
This is but one absurdity that Marvin and his wife Laura have faced during their decade-long legal battle with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Every year, the Hornes plant seeds, tie vines, harvest fruit, and place grapes in paper trays to create sun-dried raisins. And every year, the federal government prevents them from bringing their full harvest to market.
Originally Posted On: http://www.newssum.com/47-of-raisin-crop-stolen-from-small-farmers-by-usda-612
I'm not sure if this has a video or not, my phone won't load it. But I would love to know WHY the USDA is doing this??
ReplyDeleteRead the book "Lab 257" if you want to know about the USDA's role in the dissemination of Lyme disease and other Borrelia strains and tick-born illness across the East Coast via their lab at Plum Island.
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